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Site Pages
These sites were created for each contributing partner or as part of collaborative community projects through Maine Memory. Learn about collaborative projects on MMN.
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"More children were being educated in public or parochial schools, moving on to public, parochial or private high schools--boys and girls."
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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill
"… of Blue Hill Academy, Blue Hill, 1893Blue Hill Public Library Blue Hill Academy Ever since the 1790s, residents of Blue Hill have been very…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4
"… and baptist churches in blue hill] and other public buildings, 15 barns and sheds, 10 stern mouldings and heads, 230 coffins and 5 stores….”…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources
"… the Jonathan Fisher Memorial, and the Blue Hill Public Library. The letter from R.G.W. Dodge to Captain Treworgy, the protest (insurance claim) of…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry
"1850Blue Hill Public Library Sailing vessels were built in Blue Hill as early as 1792, but it was in the early 1800‘s that shipbuilding really took…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life
"The Inn offered the public performances of a small orchestra on Saturday evenings. The performances caused an intermingling of town residents and the…"
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford
"1865McArthur Public Library In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries the in-migration of people from other cultures, such as the Irish and…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro to pages 133-end
"… of a dance manager, and dances he led or received public notice about. He also includes another Constitution of the "Scientific School," dated 1860."
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US
"… be fun? X McArthur Public Library McArthur Public Library opened as the Biddeford Public Library in 1863; it was a city department and located…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Meet the Team
"… Scarborough Middle School, and the Scarborough Public Library. Each team has brought a unique compliment of strengths and resources to the MCHP…"
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3
"… Nathaniel Goodwin of Biddeford, 1818McArthur Public Library After the Revolution was fought and won, life began again in Biddeford, along with…"
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"… Main Street, Biddeford, 1909McArthur Public Library At the turn of the century Biddeford was a place of opportunity, of excitement, of…"
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"1864McArthur Public Library Soon after the surrender of Fort Sumter, President Abraham Lincoln called nationally for volunteers, requiring Maine to…"
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"Biddeford and Saco downtowns, ca.1887McArthur Public Library Andrews & Horigan Grocery Store, Biddeford, 1899McArthur Public Library While…"
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3
"John R. Andrews, Biddeford, ca. 1861McArthur Public Library CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT BIDDEFORD DURING THE CIVIL WAR (1861-65) Because of the…"
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"1915McArthur Public Library Biddeford's coastal location and partially navigable river meant that it was noticed quite early by Europeans."
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot
"… Aftermath of Harmon's Corner Fire, 1911McArthur Public Library Headline about the fire which consumed Biddeford's City Building on December 31…"
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"… were called into service for the protection of public property within the State. By the end of 1861, Biddeford and Saco citizens were a part of…"
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"… Laconia Mills, Biddeford, 1875McArthur Public Library The Pepperell Mill in Biddeford was the life blood for the small city during the…"
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"… on the Saco River, Biddeford-Saco, 1908McArthur Public Library The ice harvesting flourished during the 1870s and 1880s."
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"… Biddeford and Saco downtowns, ca.1887McArthur Public Library By Paige S. Pandora University of Southern Maine Biddeford and Saco were…"
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"1894McArthur Public Library As more businesses and industries were using the local water ways advantageously, nearly 17 sawmills were erected in…"
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"… Civil War Veterans of Biddeford, 1916McArthur Public Library Reality dawned on the citizens of Biddeford and Saco as soldiers returned home."
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"… of Biddeford High School Olympian, 1924McArthur Public Library During the first decades of the 20th century output was high in terms of people and…"